M3L3 Flashcards
QUALITY CONTROL TEST FOR SOLUTIONS
- Appearance
- Stability
- Physical
- Chemical
QC TESTS FOR SOLUTIONS
- ensures that there is NO PRESENCE of particles, color change, cloudiness
APPEARANCE TEST
QC TESTS FOR SOLUTIONS
- maintains properties over time under different conditions
STABILITY TEST
QC TESTS FOR SOLUTIONS | STABILTY
- viscosity
- density
PHYSICAL TEST
QC TESTS FOR SOLUTIONS | STABILITY
- confirms COMPOSITONand CONCENTRATION
CHEMICAL TEST
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
uses the formula Vs = Vu/Vo
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME TEST
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
Vs
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
Vu
SETTLED VOLUME
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
Vo
UNSETTLED VOLUME
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
formula
Vs = Vu / Vo
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
____ Vs is BETTER
HIGH
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
Vs = 1.0
FLOCCULATED equilibrium
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
SEDIMENTATION VOLUME:
Vs < 1.0
NOT flocculated
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
- it refers to the amount of FORCE to redisperse or resuspend the particles
- the requirement is that NO SEDIMENT should remain at the base after shaking
REDISPERSABILITY TEST
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
- determined by: Microscopy, Coulter counter
PARTICLE SIZE MEASUREMENT
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
PARTICLE SIZE MEASUREMENT:
the ideal size for suspensions
.>1um
greater than
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
a test for FLOWABILITY and VISCOSITY
RHEOLOGIC PROPERTY
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
- it is done by CENTRIFUGATION
- test for CRYSTAL GROWTH
TEMPERATURE & GRAVITATIONAL STRESS
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
TEMP & GRAVITATIONAL STRESS:
HIGH temperature
formation of crystals
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
TEMP & GRAVITATIONAL STRESS:
LOW temperature
precipitation / phase separation
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
- refers to the REPULSIVE FORCES among particles
- a HIGHER ____ is MORE desirable because suspensions tend to have a SLOWER RATE of settling
ZETA POTENTIAL DETERMINATION
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
ZETA POTENTIAL DETERMINATION:
a ____ zeta potential is MORE DESIRABLE
HIGHER
QC TESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS
ZETA POTENTIAL DETERMINATION:
suspensions tend to have a ____ of settling
SLOWER RATE
QC TESTS FOR EMULSIONS
- uses dyes which are SOLUBLE in the EXTERNAL PHASE
- Amaranth green
- Sudan red
DYE SOLUBILITY TEST
QC TESTS FOR EMULSIONS
DYE SOLUBILITY TEST:
dyes are SOLUBLE in the ____ phase
EXTERNAL
QC TESTS FOR EMULSIONS
DYE SOLUBILITY TEST:
WATER SOLUBLE dye
Amaranth green
QC TESTS FOR EMULSIONS
DYE SOLUBILITY TEST:
OIL soluble dye
Sudan red
QC TESTS FOR EMULSIONS
UV FLUORESCENCE: